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ADAMS, Ebenezer

ADAMS, Ebenezer

Male 1753 - 1832  (78 years)

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  • Name ADAMS, Ebenezer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 20 Jun 1753  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Gender Male 
    Relation to Me 6 GGF 
    _MILT 1776  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Revolutionary War Soldier at Stillwater, Fort Anne, an Skeneboro 
    ebenezer-adams-pension-petition-page1    		 ebenezer-adams-pension-petition-page1
    _ELEC 1786  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Selectman in the Town of Barnstead/Formerly in Strafford County 
    Residence 1810  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Formerly in Strafford County 
    Religion 1818  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Congregational Church with Reverend Enos George (see pension file)/Formerly in Strafford County 
    Residence New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 21] 
    Biographical review 
    Residence 1830  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Formerly in Strafford County 
    _DNA Match (paternal) 
    Death 1832  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 22] 
    Burial Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Siblings 7 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    ADAMS, John,   b. 1502, Barton St David, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1543, Barton St David, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    UNKNOWN, Lucy,   b. Abt 1577, Kingswear, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1641, Dartmouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 65 years)  (4 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I393  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father ADAMS, Doctor Joseph,   b. 17 Jan 1723, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1801, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother GILMAN, Joanna,   b. Sep 1725, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1770, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1747  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HOYT, Lydia,   b. 12 Feb 1758, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1836, Formerly Strafford County, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1779  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 22] 
    Children 
     1. ADAMS, Joanna,   b. 3 Dec 1781, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1866, Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. ADAMS, Hanson Hoyt,   b. 7 Nov 1794, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1851, Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ NORTON, Nancy  m. 1817
     3. ADAMS, Elizabeth "Betsey",   b. 9 Mar 1790, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. ADAMS, Nancy,   b. 11 May 1786, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1866, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. ADAMS, Sally,   b. 18 Jun 1792, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1830, Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. ADAMS, Captain Ebenezer Jr,   b. 5 Jun 1784, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1820, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    ▻ COLBATH, Sarah "Sally"  m. 1808
     7. ADAMS, John Hoyt,   b. 20 Nov 1779, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1846, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. ADAMS, James,   b. 19 Jul 1798, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1868, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Photos
    The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011    		The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    Family ID F90  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jun 1753 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - Revolutionary War Soldier at Stillwater, Fort Anne, an Skeneboro - 1776 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Apr 1779 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_ELEC - Selectman in the Town of Barnstead/Formerly in Strafford County - 1786 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Formerly in Strafford County - 1810 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Congregational Church with Reverend Enos George (see pension file)/Formerly in Strafford County - 1818 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Biographical review - - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Formerly in Strafford County - 1830 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1832 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    1830 United States Federal Census
    Revolutionary War Service
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    132987260_0cb56817-5eab-44f2-a7ca-1015cbabb49d
    U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872
    U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
    U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    1810 United States Federal Census
    U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    Adams, Ebenezer-Selectman-2014-11-06_13-12-52
    The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    6-1
    ebenezer-adams-pension-petition-page1
    South_view_of_crown_point_1760
    Page 131
    Page 1
    Page 82
    The-State-of-New-Hampshire-Rolls-of-the-Soldiers-in-the-Revolutionary-War-1775-to-May-1777-page396
    ebenezer-adams-headstone
    adams-family-burial-plot
    adams-memorial-side-1
    adams-memorial-side-2
    old-foundation-adams-land
    Ebenezer Adams house
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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    Documents
    Adams' in the Military    		Adams' in the Military
    MD39-051-056    		MD39-051-056
    6-1-details    		6-1-details
    barnstead-family-grave-plots    		barnstead-family-grave-plots
    ebenezer-adms-jr-and-sr    		ebenezer-adms-jr-and-sr
    Eben-Adams-Rev-War-Pension-File    		Eben-Adams-Rev-War-Pension-File
    Mayflower - Alden - Adams family    		Mayflower - Alden - Adams family

  • Notes 
    • Ebenezer was a soldier at Crown Point and Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War.

      Fort Ticonderoga was captured on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the Siege of Boston.

      After seizing Ticonderoga, a small detachment captured the nearby Fort Crown Point on May 11.

      Aug., 1776, in Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Co., and in Capt. Abraham Perham's Co., Col. Pierce Long, Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777;

      Notes from Debbie Wilson:

      Stuart Merrill in his History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families, 1979, states that Ebenezer married Lydia Hoyt in 1779, that in the census of 1790 he included in his family two boys and three girls. He is buried on the farm according to Merrill. Merrill maintains that son James lived on his father's farm, and we know this from the pension information below. The pension file of Ebenezer reads as follows:

      "April 6, 1818, Ebenezer Adams of Barnstead, Strafford Co. New Hampshire aged 64 deposed:
      that he enlisted Nov. 1775 and served two months; enlisted again in March, 1776, and served four months; in August, 1776, enlisted at New Castle, New Hampshire under Capt. Abraham Perkins, in the New Hampshire Line, where he served as a sergeant for twelve months, and in August, 1777, was discharged at Stillwater, N.Y. He was in the battles of Fort Ann and Skenesboro. The same day Dudley G. Adams of Gilmanton, testified to service in the company commanded by Capt. Abraham Perkins, and Ebenezer Adams, Sergeant, as did Israel Huckins of Barrington, New Hampshire.
      William Walker , Noah Robinson and John Kinne, Selectmen, testify to soldier's need of a pension. Claim allowed and Certificate North 16498 was issued Feb. 14, 1820 Act March 18, 1818 for one years service as private.
      May 2, 1820 soldier submitted a schedule of his property, but stated that he owned a considerable amount. He mentions a wife, Lydia, aged 62 yrs, a daughter, 30 yrs. of age, and a grandson, 11 yrs. old in his family.

      His name was dropped from the rolls on account of property. In 1822 soldier applied for a renewal of pension, stating that when his name was dropped, his creditors foreclosed, and that now he has not more than fifty dollars' worth of property. A number of citizens of the town testify in his behalf, among whom were: James Adams (no relation stated), John Bickford, Abraham and Daniel Bunker, John Daniels, Reverend Enos George, Pastor of the Congregational church in town, of which Ebenezer is a member, Jeremiah Jewett, John and William Nutter, John Peavey and Joseph Tasker.

      November 25, 1824, James Adams of Barnstead, New Hampshire testified that he was present when Harrison Hoyt Adams, formerly of Barnstead, but now of Kittery, York County, Maine agreed to pay off what he owed to various persons, among whom were: Ebenezer Adams (who died June 1, 1820), Ebenezer Coe, store-keeper, Jedediah Leighton, Betsy Adams, who nursed the family in several illnesses, Dr. Thomas Shannon of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, Joanna Pease, Nancy Merrill, Charles Hodgdon . Esq., Stephen Watson, as well as Harrison Hoyt Adams and James Adams. Owing to business troubles, H.H. Adams was obliged to sell the farm, and it was bought by James Adams, etc.

      Ebenezer Adams was, therefore, restored to the roll; and a certificate with the same number was issued April 1, 1828, according to Acts of March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820."

  • Sources 
    1. [S1667] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830 US Census; Census Place: Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire; Page: 2; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 78; Family History Film: 0337931.
      1830 United States Federal Census      		 1830 United States Federal Census


    2. [S1592] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872      		 U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872


    3. [S1498] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783      		 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783


    4. [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 85; SAR Membership Number: 16845.
      U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970      		 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970


    5. [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 330; SAR Membership Number: 65988.
      U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970      		 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970


    6. [S58] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: 25; Page: 525; Image: 00517; Family History Library Film: 0218686.
      1810 United States Federal Census      		 1810 United States Federal Census


    7. [S1536] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    8. [S1534] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930      		 U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930


    9. [S1160] Not stated, Not stated, 9 Oct 2014, Facts gathered from Adams in the Military page.
      http:/​/​www​.henryadamsofbraintree​.com/​id5​.html
      Adams' in the Military      		 Adams' in the Military


    10. [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Elizabeth "Betsey" Adams
      http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1185747962&indiv=try

    11. [S2221] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 099 : 1913.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000      		 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    12. [S1315] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 1; Page: 5; Serial: 8985; Volume: 2.

    13. [S60] Ancestry.com, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011      		 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011


    14. [S3175] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).
      https:/​/​gw​.geneanet​.org/​clshores?n=adams&oc=&p=ebenezer

    15. [S1197] Pizziferri, Shirley Robinson, The Mayflower Descendant, Documentation Files - Massachuseets Society of Mayflower Descendants, Vol 39 No 1, File #321, pgs 53-54.
      Affidavit of birth dates and names found in the family Bible of Ebenezer Adams as sworn to by his grandson Benjamin G. Adams
      MD39-051-056      		 MD39-051-056


    16. [S1180] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree Mass and His Descendants, 1632-1897, (Name: Published by the Author; Location: Tuttle Company Printers, Rutland, VT;), Page 405.
      Children of Dr. Joseph Adams
      https:/​/​archive​.org/​stream/​genealogicalhist00adam#page/​404/​mode/​2up
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


    17. [S1201] Marston Watson, Royal Families: Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry, Volume One, Governor Thomas Dudley and Descendants Through Five Generations, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Maryland; Date: 2004, Second Printing 2009;), Page 153.
      6-1-details      		 6-1-details
      6-1      		 6-1


    18. .
      Unknown(10).jpg      		 Unknown(10).jpg


    19. [S1407] Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, Esther, Maylflower Families Through Five Generations, Pgs 119-121.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


    20. [S1193] New Hampshire, Vol X, page 652, accessed 6 Nov 2014.
      Ebenezer Adams, Samuel Nelson, and Charles Hodgson listed as Barnstead Selectman in April 1786
      http://sos.nh.gov/Papers.aspx
      Adams, Ebenezer-Selectman-2014-11-06_13-12-52      		 Adams, Ebenezer-Selectman-2014-11-06_13-12-52


    21. .
      Unknown.jpg      		 Unknown.jpg


    22. [S1840] Merrill, Stuart, History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families from 1727 to 1970, 2nd Edition, (Name: Stuart Merrill; Date: 1979;), Pgs 1-7.


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